Match Thread: 1st ODI Zimbabwe v Ireland 14th February 2025

[MMK45]

Bennett's technique looks a little more compact than it did last year. Back foot drives look much cleaner. Crazy thing is that he's still hitting boundaries for fun, timing some and muscling others.

[sloandog]

Treat Andy Mcbrine the way he should be treated...with zero respect. Average off spinner at best and a shit bloke

[Andy31]

Must be the camera angle but twice now I have thought Bennet has spooned one up

[sloandog]

That inside out shot he's just played over the covers was unreal. Great hands. Reminds me of a young Brendan Taylor

[MMK45]

Against the spinner it feels like a safer shot for Bennett to take two steps down and aim for the fences than to dead bat it

[Mr Twig]

Wow, what a great start

That ICC stream is working now. Very good quality stream

[Andy31]

Wow, what a great start

That ICC stream is working now. Very good quality stream

Commentary as well?

[MMK45]

Wow, what a great start

That ICC stream is working now. Very good quality stream

Commentary as well?

ICC has commentary, yeah.

[MMK45]

Reckon Ervine would do really well coming in at 3 with a platform like this. No movement really now. Most of his 10 best ODI scores have come with the shine taken off the ball, looking at cricinfo. Hope Marumani does well if he gets the chance, though.

Edit: Just saw Ervine is coming out, he was listed at four though. Good decision hopefully.

[Googly]

That was a great opening partnership, broken on 95.

Curran struggled to rotate strike. Shit shot to go out, but not bad.